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New climate change modelling study could help Canada plan for economic disruptions21 December 2021
Science and Technology
New mentorship program puts U of A graduates on path to careers in energy sector15 December 2021
Research, Science and Technology
Physicists create new model to hunt for colliding neutron stars26 November 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Paleontologists debunk fossil thought to be missing link between lizards and first snakes18 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
Researchers aim to forecast COVID-19 cases further into the future8 November 2021
Science and Technology, Society and Culture
Understanding social vulnerability is critical for climate change adaptation: study4 November 2021
Science and Technology, Society and Culture, Research
Lakes in Canadian Rockies are losing their turquoise lustre as glaciers fade, say researchers24 September 2021
Science and Technology, Business, Research
AI-based method speeds discovery of materials that harvest electricity from wasted heat21 September 2021
Society and Culture, Science and Technology
Schulich Leaders aim to put their love of technology to work solving problems and helping others17 September 2021
Society and Culture, Research, Health And Wellness
Pandemic isolation harder on introverts than extroverts, study suggests31 August 2021
Science and Technology, Research
New tool helps predict which native fish species are most at risk from voracious lionfish predators19 August 2021
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Venom-injecting fangs evolved independently in vipers and cobras11 August 2021
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Zebra finches learn to build nests by studying unoccupied ones, new research shows7 July 2021
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Undergraduate student discovers threatened beetle is actually two separate subspecies5 July 2021
Science and Technology, Society and Culture
Grad mixes science with student journalism in quest for versatile skill set18 June 2021
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Research into how we retrieve memories could help treat people with PTSD and other anxiety disorders15 June 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Researchers summit Mount Logan to document 30,000 years of climate history11 June 2021
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Ancient sand reveals missing piece of 3.2-billion-year-old continent2 June 2021
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Early exposure to cannabis compounds reduces later neural activity in zebrafish: study1 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Researchers create new AI-powered deep learning model to support medical diagnostics27 May 2021
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U of A spinoff company could help unlock a lithium industry for Alberta25 May 2021
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Bears that mark more trees may be more successful in mating12 May 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Caves in Northern Canada provide a history of ancient permafrost4 May 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Winning personality: researchers look at how squirrel personality influences odds of survival3 May 2021
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‘Self-healing’ continental roots have implications for precious mineral exploration28 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Researchers hope AI can help diagnose depression more accurately22 April 2021
Business, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Fast-growing Edmonton startup helps get new drugs to market sooner21 April 2021
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Broad-footed adult tyrannosaurs were less athletic than their slender adolescent counterparts21 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Innovative fitness program encourages kids with heart disease or transplants to train safely at home19 April 2021
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Study of snake jaw structure yields new understanding of evolutionary origins19 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Students’ innovative idea could help prevent fentanyl overdoses16 April 2021
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Research targets faster, safer source of islet cells for people with Type 1 diabetes8 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
U of A chemists discover how a plaque-fighting protein protects against Alzheimer’s7 April 2021
Business, Science and Technology
Edmonton startup gets $2.2-million boost to help develop lab-grown meat31 March 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Chemists create high-quality memory devices using non-toxic liquid metals25 March 2021
Science and Technology, Research
U of A biologists study how changing boreal forests could affect caribou23 March 2021
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Researchers study spread of mountain pine beetle in hopes of containing it18 March 2021
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Grazing livestock could reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, study shows17 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
U of A spinoff company partners with Alberta Health Services to produce reagents for COVID-19 tests15 March 2021
Society and Culture, Science and Technology
Graduate student uses technology to support Indigenous language learning10 March 2021
Science and Technology
Canadian scientist briefs U.S. policy-makers on technology to remove carbon dioxide from atmosphere4 March 2021
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U of A physicist helping build next-generation particle detector to shed new light on dark matter3 March 2021
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New funding could help Alberta scientists unlock the quantum internet3 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A team receives new funding to advance understanding of misfolded proteins linked with dementia3 March 2021
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U of A-led space mission propelled by significant new funding3 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Equipment upgrades will boost innovative metabolomics research linking environmental exposures with health outcomes3 March 2021
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Powerful new microscope will enable physicists to advance the science of the very fast and very small3 March 2021
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New equipment will help U of A scientists create compounds that could power the future3 March 2021
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Limiting invasive species may be a better goal than eliminating them, new research suggests2 March 2021
Science and Technology
Monday morning fireball was a comet fragment burning up in Earth’s atmosphere26 February 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Zebra finches choose nest materials based on past experience, new research shows24 February 2021
Science and Technology
DeepMind champions diversity in AI with new graduate scholarship program at U of A22 February 2021
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U of A researchers pinpoint where wildlife are most likely to be killed by trains11 February 2021
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Researchers identify drugs with potential to stop plaque buildup in arteries10 February 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Tiny crustaceans’ claws capable of fastest repeatable movements ever seen in marine animals8 February 2021
Society and Culture
Great-granddaughter of Black settlers chronicles Alberta’s little-known history5 February 2021
Science and Technology
Researchers track common nighthawks across the Americas to shed light on declining populations3 February 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Preventing seizures after brain injury could stave off dementia2 February 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Virtual clinic pilot sees success in Pincher Creek28 January 2021
Science and Technology, Research
New research on hagfish provides insight into evolutionary origin of the eye27 January 2021
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Newly discovered fossil named after U of A paleontologist26 January 2021
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Scientists unearth first baby tyrannosaur fossils ever found25 January 2021
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Eating human food could mean trouble for urban coyotes, study shows22 January 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Science and Technology, Research
Newly named AI chairs will help advance game-changing research at U of A19 January 2021
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Energy channelled by space weather favours the north, new study shows11 January 2021
